Despite the down turn in the economy, people still want
to get together to see each other in person, both for fun and for maintaining
close ties. Whether you are planning a reunion for the first time or have
experience in scheduling one on a regular basis, many helpful ideas can be found
in the popular Reunions Magazine.

Each issue of the quarterly
continues to furnish practical advice for organizers about all kinds of
gatherings, including family, school, and military. The reader-driven
periodical, whose editor-in-chief and publisher is Edith Wagner, offers advice
on both large and small aspects of organizing reunions and provides examples of
successful gatherings from all over the country. A few of the topics in the
February/March/April 2011 issue are a trivia game now available for high school
and college reunions, the advantages of hiring a professional photographer for
the event, steps in negotiating prices for banquets, family reunions celebrating
their 300th anniversary, what to place in a time capsule, stage and
musical entertainment at reunions, an annual family gathering in various
Kentucky state parks, and cost-cutting tips to survive hard times. Short
articles tell about various reunions, including one for World War II war brides
and another for World War II death camp survivors and their liberators.

Annual subscriptions to Reunions
are still available at the low price of $9.99 annually ($17.99 for two years).
Checks should be mailed to Box 11727, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211-0727 (phone
414-263-4567; fax 414-263-6331; e-mail
editor@reunionsmag.com). For more information, go to the website at
www.reunionsmag.com.

Subscribers will also receive the
new eleventh edition of Reunions Workbook. The glossy 50-page booklet
gives useful information accompanied by checklists and space for writing your
personal notes. Subjects found in the attractive, colorful guide include
organizing duties of reunion officers; choosing a date and location; setting a
budget; inspecting the site; negotiating costs with hotels; raising funds;
organizing activities, including games, crafts, tours, and worship; staying in
touch through various means of communication; selecting themes; planning meals;
and preserving reunion memories.

Data that furnish details or supply
clues about an individual’s activities or residence at a specific time may
sometimes be found in unusual places. The selected items below may be found in
column 1 on page 5 of the 29 May 1907 (Vol. 27, No. 1) issue of The Texas
Stockman Journal, published in Fort Worth. They appear in a section titled
“Echoes from the Range,” which reprinted news from other publications. (Editor’s
note: The word “county” is not capitalized in the items. Some punctuation
has been added for clarity and surnames have been capitalized for emphasis.)

Concho County – “WYATT & KIRKPATRICK
this week sold their sheep, 2,000 head, to R. HERRING of Coleman county at $3
for grown sheep and $2 for lambs. Mr. WYATT is thinking of moving to Alpine.”
(From the Paint Rock Herald)

Llano County – “A. S. JUSTICE of
Ballinger, who was in Llano some time ago, endeavoring to purchase the Llano
county school land situated in Tom Green county, was here again this week....”
(From the Llano Times)

Carson County – “Mr. WILLIAMS,
manager of the Dixon Creek pasture, delivered 1,200 head of cattle to Kansas
buyers Saturday evening, but owing to the failure of the railroad to get cars
here, the cattle were not shipped until Monday evening. On Thursday he took
1,600 head to Groom and delivered them to a feeder who shipped them to
Manhattan, Kans.” (From the Panhandle Herald)